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Cartographic Design by Michael Hermann
I currently work (in Pennsylvania) for the University of Maine as the Senior Cartographer with the Canadian-American Center. I've been immersed in digital map and information design for about 15 years, prior to that I worked in bicycle retail and manufacturing, most notably with Grove Innovations. The list of successful design collaborations is too long to pick favorites. As a designer, I work with architects, environmental firms, and universities creating maps, information graphics and signage and wayfinding systems. I consult with law firms to create courtroom graphics specific to jury explanations. I selectively accept custom map design work as side projects. If you are looking for custom cartography design and production please drop me a line. If I'm too busy to work with you I can put you in touch with other independent cartographers who would be a good match for your project. For my full resume/CV design history, click here.
Professional Awards: 2008, 2009: My maps have been featured as some of "the best designed maps from around the world" in the Cartography Design Annual, Volumes 1 and 2. 2009: Design award, thematic category, 36th American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “They Would Not Take Me There: People, Places, and Stories from Champlain’s Travels in Canada, 1603-1616” published by the University of Maine Canadian-American Center (2008). Co-designed with Margaret Wickens Pearce. 2008: Design award, recreation category, 35th American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail,” published by the Maine Woods Forever (2007). Designer and principal cartographer. 2007: Design award, Best in Class: recreation category, 34th American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “Maine’s Ice Age Trail,” published by the University of Maine Climate Change Institute (2006). Designer and principal cartographer. 2007: Outstanding Professional Employee Award, The University of Maine. 2005: Design award, recreation category, 32nd American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “Maine Appalachian Trail Map Series,” published by the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (2004). Lead cartographer. 1998: Design award, recreation category, 25th Annual American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Map Design Competition, 1998, for “Recreational Map of Rothrock State Forest,” published by Purple Lizard Maps (1997). Designer, lead cartographer and publisher. 1995: E. Willard Miller Award in Cartography, The Pennsylvania State University, for outstanding cartographic design.
A VISUAL PROJECT HISTORYFor Purple Lizard's Rothrock Trail Map go here. Historical Atlas of Maine: a ten-year project that is due for publication in 2010-11, the atlas features 95 plates illustrating the historical, cultural, economic, and physical geography of Maine and its position in the Maritimes. This body of work represents the research of 25 authors in the New England and Canadian region. The majority of the content has never been mapped and presented in visual form, and we expect it to set a new benchmark in cultural atlas design. See the University of Maine Canadian-American Center website for more information.
Book, Web and Magazine Maps: I do a lot of maps for publishers, and since the map becomes the property of the publisher, I don't display them. But here is a list of various publications that have my maps inside.
British Atlantic, American Frontier; Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America. Author: Stephen J. Hornsby. Color versions of these maps are avaialble online at UMaine. Going Local: and adventurer's guide to unique eats, cool pubs and cozy cafes of Central Pennsylvania by Ken Hull Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and their Land. Author: Hans Carlson Liquid Assets: An Economic Approach for Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond. By Franklin M. Fisher, Annette Huber-Lee. Natural States: The Environmental Imagination in Maine, Oregon, and the Nation. Author: Richard Judd and Christopher Beach A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary / Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latuwewakon. Authors: Francis and Leavitt I'm always happy to make maps for my friend Rienhard Zollitsch, who is inspirational in his quest to paddle some of the most amazing off-shore routes in North America. Siren Song: Chilean Water Law as a Model for International Reform. Author: Carl Bauer The Wildlife Art and Adventures of Jim Kern; Kern House Publishing
Signage SystemsSignage and Wayfinding System: My cartographic work with recreational trail maps has provided a base of knowledge for the concerns of trail signage in state and national parks. In 1994, working in the Deasy GeoGraphics Lab at the Penn State Geography Department, I worked on a project designing internal wayfinding signage and floorplan maps for the complexities of Pattee Library. In 2006 I collaborated with architectural firms to develop a comprehensive signage system assessment for the Maine Capitol campus which is home to the Maine State Legislature in Augusta. I designed a comprehensive motorist and pedestrian signage system for the UMaine campus, much of which is now integrated on the landscape.
Trailhead Signage for Mount Nittany, PA A series of trailhead maps were designed with Mount Nittany Conservancy to aid hikers on the trail system. The trail map is avalable on the Conservancy webite.
Maps, and more maps
Stone Valley Trail Map This is a 18 x 12 trail map designed for Penn State in 2010, and distributed free of charge through the Stone Valley Forest.
They Would Not Take Me There; People, Places and Stories from Champlain's Travels in Canada, 1603-1616 This award-winning map has been adopted in university classrooms by professors of Native studies, french language and historical geography. It has been adapted to web and film by Mountain Lake PBS. Designed by Michael Hermann, Margaret Pearce and Raymond Pelletier, it uses a series of maps and text to tell stories within the context of a larger map illustrating Champlain's travels. More information, including how to purchase, is avaialble on the Canadian-American Center website.
Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail This award-winning map illustrates Thoreau's travels in Maine with his Native guides, along with exceprts from Thoreau's book In the Maine Woods. It features english and Penobscot place names, with literal translations.17 x 28 inches, printed on plastic. Available for purchase here.
Maine's Ice Age Trail Down East: this award-winning, National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project is a self-guided eco-tourism map of the glacial geology features of coastal Maine. Working with the Maine Geologic Survey, the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, and a variety of regional stakeholders, the map identifies and explains the visible glacial history and evidence of climate change in Down East Maine. 10,000 copies were printed for free distribution, and a second edition was printed on plastic for retail sale. The map measures 36 x 27 inches. Website info here.
Cartographic designer, Michael Hermann (first from right) with UMaine President Kennedy (fourth from left) and Governor Baldacci (seventh from left) at the unveiling of Maine's Ice Age Trail Map Down East Map & Guide and U-Haul International SuperGraphic. Michael is the Lead Cartographer involved with the creation of the Ice Age Trail project. U-Haul designed the Maine graphic in response to the Ice Age Trail Map Down East project, and placed it on 1200 trucks across the U.S. and Canada. They had us sign this particular truck for the news media, so I got to do creative graffiti while Governor Baldacci watches approvingly.
Places to Play in Portland, Maine A map of public parks and bike paths in Portland, Maine. It is 28 x 18, two-sided, and distributed free locally. A PDF is available from www.portlandmaine.gov
Maine Appalachian Trail Maps In 2009 the 15th Edition of the MATC maps (seven map series) were published, which are a revised version of the series that I designed in 2004. I made minor changes to the 15th edition, primarlily trail re-routes. In 2003-04 I collaborated with Geno Carpentier to design the 14th Edition of the seven-map series of the AT in Maine, from the New Hampshire border to Katahdin. The maps can be purchased through MATC (Maine Appalachian Trail Club) or at regional map and book stores. A technical article on the design and production of the project was published in Cartographic Perspectives, Number 53, Winter 2006, pp. 51–56. This map series won Honorable Mention in the 2004 ACSM/CaGIS 32nd Annual Map Design Competition.
Sugarloaf/USA Trail Map This map focuses on the cross couny and snowshoe trail system of the Sugarlof/USA Outdoor Center, which uses color-coded and/or numerical signage on the ground, as well a subset of named loops. Printed copies are distributed free at the resort.
Ellsworth, Maine Community Health Services This map showcases the community health services in the town of Ellsworth. It is 11 x 17, two-sided, and distributed free locally. It is typical of community maps funded by local organizations.
Orono, Maine Downtown Business District A map of business services in the town of Ellsworth. It is 11 x 17, two-sided, and distributed free locally.
Centre Region Street Map, State College, Pennsylvania This is a large street map project I maintain year-round. The map is published annually by the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County and features a series of regional and local maps, as well as advertised business listings.
Clearwater Conservancy, Pennsylvania This fund raiser-community awareness map illustrates a land parcel the Conservancy was raising money to purchase. The map was printed as a legal-size flyer and displayed in local storefronts, as well as mailed to the community. The community was engaged, funds were raised, and Clearwater successfully negotiated this parcel as a conservation easement.
University of Maine Campus Map I've been making the UMaine Campus map since 2001.
Several variations have been developed from this map, such as a fitness walking map:
and a visitor walking map:
and a Heritage map:
A University of Maine Trail Map showcases the expansive trail system around campus:
University of Southern Maine; Portland and Gorham campuses:
Explanatory Map of Saint Croix This is bi-lingual (french/english) map that illuistrates the European exploration and settlement of Acadia, as well as the story of Acadian migration and deportation. It is available free from the Canadian-American Center. The website also provides high resolution graphics for use in powerpoint. The map was developed in 2004 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Champlain's settlement on St Croix Island, now an International Historic Site.
Updated 2/10
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